Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a short comment to make about what my colleague Mr. Champoux just said. He implied that my proposed amendment CPC-9.1 to section 4.1 did not necessarily affect social networks or content downloaded by social network users.
I'd like to remind him that a memorandum from senior officials delivered to the minister clearly stated that the CRTC would have the power to regulate applications, including audiobooks. We often hear about YouTube and TikTok because that's what grabs people's attention, but also included are Amazon Prime, NHL, TV, TVA Sports en direct, RDS Direct, Sportsnet, PlayStation Plus, and Internet sports workout applications.
This would legally give the CRTC the power to regulate content that users who are not part of an association create privately and share by creating a market.
We are not making this up. A missive received by the minister from his own officials explains why the removal of section 4.1 would have this impact, and we are simply revealing the situation.
By removing section 4.1, the government has given incredible and even mind-boggling power to the CRTC to enforce the act on all social network users and applications, whomever and whatever they may be. In the end, it will create a lot more red tape and at the end of the line, we Canadians and Quebeckers are going to pay the price. This is clear, and it comes from a memorandum from senior officials to the minister.
The minister was well aware of what he was doing. I would like to point out that all content uploaded to the web by users could be regulated by the CRTC, no matter what application is being used. I'm not making this up.
If he hasn't seen it, I'd be happy to give my colleague a copy of the memorandum received by the Minister of Canadian Heritage.